Brewster was said to have been racially abused by a Spartak Moscow playerSARKAR DIBYANGSHU/GETTY IMAGES

Uefa has charged the Spartak Moscow youngster Leonid Mironov with racially abusing the Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster after opening an investigation into the incident which marred a youth match between the sides.

Liverpool submitted a formal complaint to European football’s governing body following yesterday’s Uefa Youth League victory over the Russians after the alleged flashpoint involving the captain Mironov, a 19-year-old centre back.

Brewster had to be restrained at the final whistle of the 2-0 win by Under-19s coach Steven Gerrard, and several of his team-mates, including Curtis Jones, Liam Millar and Elijah Dixon-Bonner, from confronting the defender.